00517362 3-5434-1A UNCLASSIFIED 2440192 12-01-1968 2440373 05-31-1969 2440510 10-15-1969

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.0413-75 V.1 VOL I OF II 18895 K7227 1760 1849 51 2451403 08-12-1999 REPORT EXAMINES THE TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF FIXED-WING AIRSTRIKES IN SUPPORT OF AIRMOBILE UNITED STATES TROOPS IN A MOUNTAIN JUNGLE ENVIRONMENT. REPORT ALSO EXPLAINS THE BROAD ALLIED AND ENEMY MODES OF OPERATION AND DOCUMENTS HOW THE A SHAU VALLEY WAS THE LARGEST ENEMY SUPPLY COMPLEX IN SOUTH VIETNAM, CHRONICLES THE FIGHTING IN THE CAMPAIGN, AND SHOWS HOW THE ENEMY LOGISTICS NETWORK IN ALL OF I CORPS DEPENDED ON THE USE OF THE A SHAU VALLEY, AND HOW THE UNITED STATES' SEIZURE OF THE VALLEY WAS A MAJOR ALLIED VICTORY. ALSO EXAMINE TACTICS USED IN A MOUNTAIN JUNGLE TERRAIN FOR ROAD INTERDICTION, TROOPS IN CONTACT, AND BUNKER ASSAULTS. REPORT PRESENTS THE A SHAU CAMPAIGN IN TERMS OF TACTICAL SITUATIONS, SHOWING WHEN THE GROUND COMMANDERS PREFERRRED AIRSTRIKES AND WHEN THEY DID NOT. NONE ATON, BERT (COL) ** THORNDALE, WILLIAM PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENTS 0203504. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, AND STATISTICAL CHARTS.